“The Power of Three”
Group Statement
Chicago area artists
Sandie Bacon, Anne Farley Gaines, and Jeanine Hill-Soldner have various
elements in common in the work they will show in “The Power of Three”. They are accomplished artists who work in diverse
media producing colorful and powerful works of an environmentally-conscious
nature. They find the mystery of organic elements endlessly fascinating, and
they interpret these scenes in their unique styles.
The convergence of these similar, yet separate, visions and
viewpoints creates a power and a resonance multiplied by three. Bacon’s work
emphasizes the sheer force of nature and the subtle humor of animate kites with
oriental influence; Gaines’ watercolors and ceramics capitalize on fragile beauty
found in nature and surprise close-up details; Hill-Soldner’s richly layered
oil paintings focus on figures interacting with water and drawing the viewer
into narratives that are playful as well as contemplative.
This exhibit contains work of varying sizes and surfaces, ranging
from smooth representational watercolors to richly layered oil paintings,
heavily-textured mixed-media paintings and ceramics. They are to be
experienced for their sheer beauty, as well as to be contemplated as warnings
to nurture certain environments and be careful not to compromise or destroy
them. It is a visual collaboration that invites study and questioning.
